(330 ILCS 110/1.1) (from Ch. 21, par. 59a1)
Sec. 1.1.
When a headstone or memorial marker is provided for a United
States War Veteran by the United States Government pursuant to Section
2306 of Title 38 of the United States Code, the Department of
Veterans' Affairs, subject to appropriation, shall pay an amount not to exceed $125 to the
next of kin or $125 to the cemetery official responsible
for
the cost of transporting and erecting the headstone or memorial. However, no
such payment shall be made unless a signed application is presented to the
Department by the next of kin or cemetery official, along with such other proof
of transportation or erection charges
as the Department may require. All such applications for payment shall be
on forms provided by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 101-317, eff. 8-9-19.)
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